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1 # Parse.ly
2
3 Stable tag: 3.20.1
4 Requires at least: 6.0
5 Tested up to: 6.8
6 Requires PHP: 7.4
7 License: GPLv2 or later
8 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
9 Tags: analytics, statistics, stats, content marketing, parsely, parsley, parse.ly
10 Contributors: parsely, hbbtstar, jblz, mikeyarce, GaryJ, parsely_mike, acicovic, mehmoodak, vaurdan
11
12 The Parse.ly plugin facilitates real-time and historical analytics to your content through a platform designed and built for digital publishing.
13
14 ## Description
15
16 Designed and built for digital publishers, Parse.ly helps you understand how your audience is connecting to your content.
17
18 Thousands of writers, editors, site managers, and technologists already use Parse.ly to understand what content draws in website visitors, and why. Using our powerful dashboards and APIs, customers build successful digital strategies that allow them to grow and engage a loyal audience.
19
20 Join industry leaders -- like NBA, Slate, News Corp, and Condé Nast -- who already use Parse.ly to bring clarity to content, audience, and analytics.
21
22 Feedback, suggestions, questions or concerns? Open a new [](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/issuesGitHub issue](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/issues](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/issues) or email us at [](mailto:support@parsely.comsupport@parsely.com](mailto:support@parsely.com](mailto:support@parsely.com). We always want to hear from you!
23
24 **NOTE:** The plugin requires an active Parse.ly account. [](https://www.parsely.com/getdemo?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=wp-parselySign up for a free Parse.ly demo](https://www.parsely.com/getdemo?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=wp-parsely](https://www.parsely.com/getdemo?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=wp-parsely).
25
26 ### Features
27
28 The wp-parsely plugin is packed with features that allow for a seamless integration process, and brings the power of the Parse.ly dashboard into WordPress.
29
30 #### Automated integration
31
32 The plugin automatically inserts the Parse.ly metadata and JavaScript in all published pages and posts (Custom Post Types are supported). It also provides a settings page to customize your integration, with options including:
33 - Output Parse.ly metadata as [](https://docs.parse.ly/metadata-jsonld/JSON-LD](https://docs.parse.ly/metadata-jsonld/](https://docs.parse.ly/metadata-jsonld/) or [](https://docs.parse.ly/metatags/repeated meta tags](https://docs.parse.ly/metatags/](https://docs.parse.ly/metatags/).
34 - Choose whether logged-in users should be tracked.
35 - Define how to track every Post Type (as Post, Non-Post or no tracking).
36
37 #### The Parse.ly Content Helper
38
39 The [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/Content Helper](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/) is a set of content insight tools including:
40 - The [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-dashboardParse.ly Dashboard Widget](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-dashboard) - Displays the site's top posts in the WordPress Dashboard.
41 - The [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-postsParse.ly Stats Column](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-posts](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-posts) - Displays published post performance for the last 7 days in Post Lists.
42 - The [](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/traffic-boost/Traffic Boost](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/traffic-boost/](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/traffic-boost/) feature - Helps you increase page views and engagement by strategically placing links to key content within high-performing articles on your site.
43 - The [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-editorParse.ly Editor Sidebar](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-editor](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-editor) - This sidebar is integrated into the WordPress Editor and offers insights about the content currently being edited such as:
44 - [](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/title-suggestions/Title Suggestions](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/title-suggestions/](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/title-suggestions/) - Generates title suggestions for the post/page currently being edited.
45 - [](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/excerpt-suggestions/Excerpt Suggestions](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/excerpt-suggestions/](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/excerpt-suggestions/) - Generates an excerpt suggestion for the post/page currently being edited.
46 - [](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/smart-linking/Smart Linking](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/smart-linking/](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/wp-parsely-features/smart-linking/) - Automatically adds links to the current content that point to the most relevant and top-performing posts.
47 - [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-related-postsRelated Posts](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-related-posts](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-related-posts) - Displays a list of the website’s most successful posts, similar to the post/page currently being edited.
48 - [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-see-performance-detailsPerformance Stats](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-see-performance-details](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-content-helper/#h-see-performance-details) - Displays performance metrics about the content currently being edited.
49
50 #### The Parse.ly Recommendations Block
51
52 The plugin includes a [](https://docs.parse.ly/recommendations-block/Recommendations Block](https://docs.parse.ly/recommendations-block/](https://docs.parse.ly/recommendations-block/) that displays a list of posts related to the currently viewed post/page. The Block is useful for showcasing related content to visitors, and it can also be used in Site Editing mode or as a [](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/block-based-widgets-editor/Block-based Widget](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/block-based-widgets-editor/](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/block-based-widgets-editor/).
53
54 #### Advanced integrations support
55
56 While the plugin works out of the box for basic integrations, it offers a host of features that easily allow for advanced integration scenarios:
57 - Support for [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/#h-is-wp-parsely-compatible-with-amp-or-google-web-storiesGoogle Tag Manager, AMP, Google Web Stories and Cloudflare](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/#h-is-wp-parsely-compatible-with-amp-or-google-web-stories](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/#h-is-wp-parsely-compatible-with-amp-or-google-web-stories) is included.
58 - The plugin exposes the `wpParselyOnLoad` and `wpParselyOnReady` JavaScript hooks that allow for advanced integrations requiring JavaScript, such as [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-dynamic-tracking/Dynamic Tracking](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-dynamic-tracking/](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-dynamic-tracking/).
59 - Support for WordPress [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/#h-is-wp-parsely-compatible-with-wordpress-network-multisitenetwork/multisite](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/#h-is-wp-parsely-compatible-with-wordpress-network-multisite](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/#h-is-wp-parsely-compatible-with-wordpress-network-multisite) and [](https://docs.parse.ly/decoupled-set-up/decoupled/headless](https://docs.parse.ly/decoupled-set-up/](https://docs.parse.ly/decoupled-set-up/) (GraphQL and WP Rest API) setups is included.
60 - Last but not least, a wide range of hooks is available in order to customize the plugin's functionality even further.
61
62 ### Documentation and resources
63
64 - [](https://docs.parse.ly/wordpress-plugin-setup/Plugin Documentation](https://docs.parse.ly/wordpress-plugin-setup/](https://docs.parse.ly/wordpress-plugin-setup/).
65 - [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/Commonly Asked Questions](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/).
66 - [](https://github.com/parsely/wp-parsely/blob/trunk/CHANGELOG.mdChangelog](https://github.com/parsely/wp-parsely/blob/trunk/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/parsely/wp-parsely/blob/trunk/CHANGELOG.md).
67
68 **IMPORTANT:** If you are a [](https://wpvip.com/WordPress VIP](https://wpvip.com/](https://wpvip.com/) customer, please consult the [](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/WordPress VIP documentation](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/](https://docs.wpvip.com/parse-ly/) for more details.
69
70 ### Sample Parse.ly metadata
71
72 The standard Parse.ly JavaScript tracker inserted before the closing `body` tag:
73
74 ~~~html
75 <script id="parsely-cfg" data-parsely-site="example.com" src="https://cdn.parsely.com/keys/example.com/p.js"></script>
76 ~~~
77
78 A sample `JSON-LD` structured data for a home page or section page:
79
80 ~~~html
81 <script type="application/ld+json">
82 {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"WordPress VIP","url":"http:\/\/wpvip.com\/"}
83 </script>
84 ~~~
85
86 A sample `JSON-LD` meta tag and structured data for an article or post:
87
88 ~~~html
89 <script type="application/ld+json">
90 {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wpvip.com\/2021\/04\/09\/how-the-wordpress-gutenberg-block-editor-empowers-enterprise-content-creators\/"},"headline":"How the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor Empowers Enterprise Content Creators","url":"http:\/\/wpvip.com\/2021\/04\/09\/how-the-wordpress-gutenberg-block-editor-empowers-enterprise-content-creators\/","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wpvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ladyatdesk.png?w=120","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wpvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ladyatdesk.png?w=120"},"dateCreated":"2021-04-09T15:13:13Z","datePublished":"2021-04-09T15:13:13Z","dateModified":"2021-04-09T15:13:13Z","articleSection":"Gutenberg","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Wendland"}],"creator":["Sam Wendland"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Enterprise Content Management Platform | WordPress VIP","logo":"https:\/\/wpvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-favicon-dark.png"},"keywords":[]}
91 </script>
92 ~~~
93
94 ### Contributing
95
96 Development, code hosting and issue tracking of this plugin happens on the [](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/wp-parsely GitHub repository](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/). Active development happens on the `develop` branch and releases are made off the `trunk` branch.
97
98 To run the plugin locally or to contribute to it, please check the instructions in the [](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/blob/develop/docs/CONTRIBUTING.mdCONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/blob/develop/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/Parsely/wp-parsely/blob/develop/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
99
100 ## Installation
101
102 The plugin requires an active Parse.ly account. [](https://www.parsely.com/getdemo?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=wp-parselySign up for a free demo of Parse.ly](https://www.parsely.com/getdemo?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=wp-parsely](https://www.parsely.com/getdemo?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=wp-parsely).
103
104 For more information, please visit the [](https://docs.parse.ly/wordpress-plugin-setup/installation instructions](https://docs.parse.ly/wordpress-plugin-setup/](https://docs.parse.ly/wordpress-plugin-setup/) in the official documentation.
105
106 ## Frequently Asked Questions
107
108 Please visit the [](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/Commonly Asked Questions page](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/](https://docs.parse.ly/plugin-common-questions/) in the official documentation.
109
110 ## Changelog
111
112 Please visit the [](https://github.com/parsely/wp-parsely/blob/trunk/CHANGELOG.mdchangelog](https://github.com/parsely/wp-parsely/blob/trunk/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/parsely/wp-parsely/blob/trunk/CHANGELOG.md).
113
114 ## Screenshots
115
116 1. The Parse.ly Dashboard Widget, showing the website's top posts.
117 ![Parse.ly Dashboard Widget](.wordpress-org/screenshot-1.png)
118 2. The Parse.ly Stats Column (on the right), showing information about content that is being tracked as Posts.
119 ![Parse.ly List Column](.wordpress-org/screenshot-2.png)
120 3. The Parse.ly Traffic Boost feature.
121 ![Parse.ly Traffic Boost](.wordpress-org/screenshot-3.png)
122 4. The Parse.ly Editor Sidebar, featuring the Title Suggestions panel.
123 ![Parse.ly Editor Sidebar - Title Suggestions](.wordpress-org/screenshot-4.png)
124 5. The Parse.ly Editor Sidebar, featuring the Smart Linking panel.
125 ![Parse.ly Editor Sidebar - Smart Linking](.wordpress-org/screenshot-5.png)
126 6. The Parse.ly Editor Sidebar, featuring the Related Posts panel.
127 ![Parse.ly Editor Sidebar - Related Posts](.wordpress-org/screenshot-6.png)
128 7. The Parse.ly Editor Sidebar, featuring the Performance Stats panel.
129 ![Parse.ly Editor Sidebar - Performance Stats](.wordpress-org/screenshot-7.png)
130 8. The Parse.ly Excerpt Suggestions in the Post Editor's settings. Also available in the Parse.ly Editor Sidebar.
131 ![Parse.ly Excerpt Suggestions](.wordpress-org/screenshot-8.png)
132 9. The Recommendations Block, showcasing links to related content on your site.
133 ![Parse.ly Recommendations Block](.wordpress-org/screenshot-9.png)
134 10. A view of the Parse.ly Dashboard Overview. Parse.ly offers analytics that empower you to better understand how your content is performing.
135 ![Parse.ly Dashboard Overview](.wordpress-org/screenshot-10.png)
136